FEDERALItem 8.01 · voluntaryHackingEnergy & UtilitiesUtilitiesData ExfiltratedCustomer Data InvolvedPIILowActive

CenterPoint Energy, Inc.

bd_6cb8740d4ba62c70 · schema v1 · pii pii-v2

Severity

Low

Discovered

—

Filed

Sep 14, 2026

To disclose

—

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

68%

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CenterPoint Energy, Inc. disclosed in a September 14, 2026 8-K that in September 2026 it became aware of an online post by a third party claiming to hold a data set of its customer information, and has since determined that an unauthorized third party obtained personal information relating to a portion of its customers through one of its external facing systems. The Company activated incident response protocols, engaged third-party cybersecurity experts, reported the matter to law enforcement and notified certain regulators. Electric and gas service was not disrupted, and the Company does not believe a material financial impact is reasonably likely. The investigation, including the scope of customers and data affected, is ongoing.

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Sep 14, 2026

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Name: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
norm: centerpoint energy
SEC CIK: 0001130310
Domain: centerpointenergy.com

Name: CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
norm: centerpoint energy
SEC CIK: 0001130310
Domain: centerpointenergy.com
Industry: Energy & Utilitiesllm

Discovered: —
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: —
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: PII
Attack vector: Unauthorized Access
Threat actor: External
Regulator citations: notified certain regulatory authorities of the issue

During the incident: Activated its cybersecurity incident response protocols
Initiated an investigation with the assistance of third-party cybersecurity experts
Took steps to further protect the Company's systems
Reported the matter to law enforcement authorities
Notified certain regulatory authorities of the issue
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

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Leak-site claim

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Press / market report

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State AG / regulator filing

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statementThis record

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/48732/000110465926107560/tm2625326d1_8k.htm
DisclosureLens renders the full SEC/HHS filing inline below from the originating regulator’s public record (§4.5 fair report privilege).
Filed at: Sep 14, 2026
Raw hash: 2165587b407f4d3962365c32bee98d460b9ca0e1298c23d7a3d27f75bc739ad6

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Reporting entityCenterPoint Energy, Inc.

Victim entityCenterPoint Energy, Inc.

IncidentUnauthorized Access

Stated responseActivated its cybersecurity incident response protocols

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenancewww.sec.gov

Source filing